unhappily

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Adverbial unhappily has 2 senses

unhappily - in an unpleasant way; "they were unhappily married"
Antonyms: happily, merrily, mirthfully, gayly, blithely, jubilantly, with happiness
Derived from adjective unhappy₃
sadly, unhappily - in an unfortunate way; "sadly he died before he could see his grandchild"

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Term: unhappily

Part of Speech: Adverb

Sense 1: In a sorrowful or displeased manner.

Example sentence 1: She looked unhappily at the broken vase on the floor.

Example sentence 2: The child unhappily refused to eat his vegetables.

Sense 2: Unfortunately; regrettably.

Example sentence 1: Unhappily, the event had to be canceled due to bad weather.

Example sentence 2: Unhappily, I have to decline your invitation as I am already committed that evening.

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